Smith (DS) PLC Bank of America Corp - Holding(s) in Company
10/12/2024 16:26
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RNS Number : 5663P Smith (DS) PLC 10 December 2024
TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings
1. Issuer Details
ISIN
GB0008220112
Issuer Name
DS SMITH PLC
UK or Non-UK Issuer
UK
2. Reason for Notification
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
Name
Bank of America Corporation
City of registered office (if applicable)
Country of registered office (if applicable)
US
4. Details of the shareholder
Name City of registered office Country of registered office
Merrill Lynch International London United Kingdom
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached
09-Dec-2024
6. Date on which Issuer notified
10-Dec-2024
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8.A) % of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2) Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B) Total number of voting rights held in issuer
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached 4.899670 0.750638 5.650308 78002621
Position of previous notification (if applicable) 5.027865 0.745753 5.773618
8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the
threshold was crossed or reached
8A. Voting rights attached to shares
Class/Type of shares ISIN code(if possible) Number of direct voting rights (DTR5.1) Number of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1) % of direct voting rights (DTR5.1) % of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)
GB0008220112 67640035 4.899670
Sub Total 8.A 67640035 4.899670%
8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))
Type of financial instrument Expiration date Exercise/conversion period Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is % of voting rights
exercised/converted
Right to Recall n/a n/a 183 0.000013
Sub Total 8.B1 183 0.000013%
8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to
(DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))
Type of financial instrument Expiration date Exercise/conversion period Physical or cash settlement Number of voting rights % of voting rights
Swaps 31/01/2025 N/A Cash 303 0.000022
Swaps 03/03/2025 N/A Cash 1174462 0.085075
Swaps 31/03/2025 N/A Cash 275000 0.019920
Swaps 06/05/2025 N/A Cash 12292 0.000890
Swaps 19/05/2025 N/A Cash 1689524 0.122385
Swaps 31/07/2025 N/A Cash 18044 0.001307
Swaps 29/08/2025 N/A Cash 54266 0.003931
Swaps 30/09/2025 N/A Cash 15997 0.001159
Swaps 28/11/2025 N/A Cash 76814 0.005564
Swaps 29/12/2025 N/A Cash 82431 0.005971
Swaps 16/02/2026 N/A Cash 132264 0.009581
Swaps 21/05/2026 N/A Cash 23179 0.001679
Swaps 31/07/2026 N/A Cash 2700000 0.195581
Swaps 16/08/2027 N/A Cash 1298187 0.094037
Swaps 15/09/2027 N/A Cash 437979 0.031726
Swaps 15/02/2028 N/A Cash 171027 0.012389
Swaps 26/11/2029 N/A Cash 763424 0.055300
Swaps 27/11/2029 N/A Cash 45276 0.003280
Swaps 29/11/2029 N/A Cash 162338 0.011759
Swaps 03/12/2029 N/A Cash 764093 0.055349
Swaps 05/12/2029 N/A Cash 378490 0.027417
Swaps 06/12/2029 N/A Cash 87013 0.006303
Sub Total 8.B2 10362403 0.750625%
9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification
obligation
2. Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights
and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the
ultimate controlling natural person or legal entities (please add additional
rows as necessary)
Ultimate controlling person Name of controlled undertaking % of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold % of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
than the notifiable threshold
Bank of America Corporation Bank of America, National Association
Bank of America Corporation Merrill Lynch International 4.877299 5.100883%
Bank of America Corporation BofA Securities Europe SA
10. In case of proxy voting
Name of the proxy holder
The number and % of voting rights held
The date until which the voting rights will be held
11. Additional Information
12. Date of Completion
10-Dec-2024
13. Place Of Completion
United Kingdom
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